Where does “chiếu sáng” come from?

chiếu sáng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sáng, from Proto-Vietic g-raːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ — threshing gear.

chiếu sáng (Vietnamese): to illuminate; to light; to shine (on); to beam light (at)

Definitions

  1. to illuminate; to light; to shine (on); to beam light (at)

Ancestry of “chiếu sáng”, step by step

chiếu sáng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sáng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesángmorning; bright
2Proto-Vieticg-raːŋwinnowing basket
3Proto-Mon-Khmergraaŋthreshing gear

via Vietnamese chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese詔—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer graaŋ →